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JACOB D.- BROWER, OF SALEM, OREGON.

WRITERS COMPANION.

SPECIFICATION forming'vpart of Letters Patent No. 665,057, dated January1, 1901.

Application filed September 9,1899. Serial No. 730,015. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB D. BROWER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salem, in the county of Marion and State of Oregon, haveinvented a certain new and useful Writers Companion, of which thefollowing is a specication.

My invention relates to a portable outfit for clerks and others who findit inconvenient to depend upon the ordinary appliances generally foundin ofces,'and has for its object to f provide a complete and practicaldevice of the character described which can be applied to the pocket ofthe vest or coat and readily detached therefrom.

With this object in view my invention consists in certain parts andcombinations of parts, all of which will be described hereinafter,recited in the claims, and illustrated in the drawings forming a parthereof, and in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention,showing its application. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view throughthe same, and Fig. 3 is a detail view.

Referring now to the drawings by reference-numerals, 5 indicates a flatmetal plate provided with tines or pins 6 at its lower edge adapted toenter the pocket of a vest or coat and be retained therein. To the topof this plate is secured a depending plate 7 by means of a series ofconvolutes 8, and centrally the plate is a pressed recess 9. Hinged tothis plate 7 at 10 is a memoranda-retaining receptacle 11, carryingan'ink-well 12, the opening 13 of which is designed to it tightlyagainst the recess 9 to prevent the spilling of the ink when thereceptacle 11 is closed, and it will be noticed that this receptacle isheld against the plate 7 by means of a spring-catch 12, which engages anopening 13a in the lug 14, projecting from the plate 5. Positioned inthe top of the receptacle 11 is a convex plate 16, designed to bestamped with suitable letters-such, for instance, as the number of aconductor on a train or the like.

Secured to the side edges of the plate 5 and running transverselythereof is a series of parallel coiled springs 17, which are designed toretain pencils, penholders, or other articles.

When it is desired to perform any clerical Work, the catch of thereceptacle 11 is released and said receptacle will assume the positionshown in the dotted lines, Fig. 2, when the ink-well will be in aposition to be used by the owner. After a sufficient quantity of ink hasbeen obtained the receptacle can again be made to lock against the plate7, and the device can be carried around without danger of spilling theink.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to obtain by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a writing-companion, the combination, with a dat plate providedwith means for securing it to the inside of a pocket, of a dependingplate secured to the upper edge of the flat plate, a receptacle hingedto the lower edge of the depending plate the free edge of which isprovided with a catch for engaging with the upper edge of the flatplate, and an ink-Wellin the receptacle the mouth of which is adjacentto the depending platewhen the receptacle is in its closed position.

2. In a `writing-companion, the combination, with a plate provided witha perforated lug and with means for securing it to the inside of apocket, of a depending plate secured to the upper edge thereof, areceptacle hinged to the lower edge of the depending plate, the freeedge of which is provided with a catch in position to engage with saidlugs, an ink-well in the receptacle in position to bear against thedepending plate.

3. In a writing-companion, the combination with a flat plate adapted tobe secured in a pocket, of a depending recessed plate, and a receptaclehinged to the last-named plate and carrying an ink-well, the mouth ofwhich is designed to normally lie in the recess of the depending plate,substantially as described.

JACOB D. BROWER. Witnesses:

A. O. OONDIT, CEAS. A. PARKER.

